script.get_event_id("string")

[Nexela]

script.get_event_id("string") returns the event id associated with the custom-input name (and other possible events in .15 that are set with string)

Simple use case

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local run = function(event)
    if event.name = script.get_event_id("my_control_up") then
        --really why is it event.name when name is thought of as a string. event.id would be a much better choice for this.
    elseif event.name = script.get_event_id("my_control_down) then
    end
end
script.on_event({"my_control_up", "my_control_down"}, run)

[Klonan]

I don't see what much of a benefit this adds,
event.name is fine since in typical usage you refer to events by their 'name' in defines anyway:

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if event.name == defines.events.on_tick then...

[Nexela]

Yes but event.name for custom controls is the "id" and not the name. And there is no way to get the id from the name (that I can see) so in my above example there is no way that would work since we cant get the id for custom control events

[Rseding91]

Custom inputs have the field "input_name" which is what you're looking for.

[Nexela]

And so it does! Off to use it now

Thanks again